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SNAP-8 post shutdown gamma radiation approximationsDetector responses were calculated for normalized sources in the Perkins and King energy group structure for a SNAP 8 power system on a NASA space station. Gamma decay rates were then calculated by using an expanded, updated list of isotopic decay data, and from these, actual detector responses were found for the SNAP 8 system. The results indicate that energy-dependent calculations must be made to determine decay gamma dose rates for actual reactor configurations. A simplified method for making these calculations has been devised.
Document ID
19720009961
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Byrn, N. R.
(Teledyne Brown Engineering Huntsville, AL, United States)
Smith, H. T.
(Teledyne Brown Engineering Huntsville, AL, United States)
Manning, H. S.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1972
Publication Information
Publication: NASA, Washington Proc. of the Natl. Symp. on Nat. and Manmade Radiation in Space
Subject Category
Nuclear Engineering
Accession Number
72N17611
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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